Milk-strainer



D. W. ROSS.

MILK STRAINER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1920.

1,390,815. Pawntedsept- 13,1921

gwvemloz fibzuzld 77.18066.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DONALD R088, 0]! JOLIET, ILLINOIS.

ILK-Brennan.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DONALD W. Rose, a citizen of the United States, residingI at Joliet, in the county of Will, State of Hinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Strainers, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in milk strainers and particularly to holding devices for milk strainers.

()ne object of the invention is to provide a holder for a cloth strainer which can be more easily and quickly applied to the funncl and removed therefrom than with simi lar devices heretofore.

Another object is to provide a means for holding the lower pointed end of the strainer which can be more uickly and easily engaged and disengage than similar devices heretofore.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: a

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a funnel in which my improved strainer holder is dis osed. p Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal central sectional view through the device taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the funnel, showing the lower end of the strainer cloth heldby the wire loop of the funnel.

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the upper portion of the funnel showing the strainer holding IlIl R eferring' particularly to the accompanying drawing 10 represents the metal funnel which is adapted to be inserted in the mouth of a milk can. In the bottom, or smaller end of the funnel there is secured a transversely extending wire 11, the intermediate portion of which is formed with an upwardly extending loop 12, said loop being wedge-shaped, with the narrow entrance throat 12'.

The cloth 13 is placed over the mouth of the funnel, and the center pushed down thereinto, a small ball 14 being placed in the center of the cloth. The center of the cloth, with the ball therein, is then pressed through Specification of Letters Iatent.

the throat 1 2" and into the 'loop 12. The

margin of the cloth is then drawn across the upper or mouth end of the funnel until the cloth is stretched tight. A split band 15 is then slipped onto the mouth of the funnel, outwardly of the cloth margin and pushed down to firmly clamp the cloth against the funnel. The lower edge of this band 15 is flared outwardly, as at 16, to permit a more easy engagement on the cloth and funnel, while the upper edge of the band is formed with an inwardly directed circumferential flange 17, which rests on the cloth and up per edge of the mouth of the funnel to prevent the band from being pushed down too far. The ends of the band are normally out of contact with each other, even when engaged around the cloth and funnel, and in each end of the hand there is formed a struck out loop 18 which receives one end of a wire 19. This wire 19 is formed, interme- Patented Sept. 13, 1921. Application ni a September 30,19 0. Serial 119,413,769. 1

diate its ends, with a seriesof waves or kinks, shown at 20, which render the wire resilient to normally urge the ends of the band toward each other, and thus firmly embrace the mouth of the funnel and the cloth.

It will be noted that the wire 11 is stationary in the lower end of the funnel, and is in such a position therein that the fingers of the operator can be easily inserted in the lower end of the funnel to grasp the ball and inclosing portion of the strainer cloth, to engage or disengage the same with respect to the wire loop12.

.Surrounding the intermediate portion of the funnel is an outwardly and downwardly inclined flanged ring 21 which overlies the mouth of the milk can and thus effectively prevents the entrance of dirt and other foreign substances into the can. This ring may be formed integrally with the funnel or removable, or may be secured thereto by soldering.

By this construction the strainer cloth can be more easily and conveniently wrung to squeeze the milk therefrom, and without the annoyance of twisting or tangling of cords or wires, as in previously patented devices.

What is claimed is:

1. Ina milk strainer the combination with a cloth having a spherical object in the center thereof, of a funnel having a transverse member in the smaller end formed with a loop for the reception of said cloth center and spherical object, and detachable and resilient means for engagement with the marloop having a narrow entrance throat 10 gin of the cloth and the mouth of the funnel. through which the portion of the cloth above 2. A means for retaining the center of a the spherical member is wedged. cloth milk strainer in which is disposed a In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 5 spherical object comprising a funnel and a in the presence of two witnesses.

wire secured in the smaller end of the funnel DONALD W. ROSS. and extending transversely thereacross, the Witnesses: intermediate portion of the wire being Lo'r D. Ross,

formed with an upwardly directed wedge KATHERINE J. Ross. 

